Synnyr (russian: Сынныр) is a mountain massif in

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and

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. The range is part of the

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potash Potash () includes various mined and manufactured salts that contain potassium in water-soluble form.

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in the range at the

Synnyr mine The Synnyr mine is a large potash mine located in eastern Russia in Sakha Republic. Synnyr represents one of the largest potash reserves in Russia having estimated reserves of 500 million tonnes of ore grading 19% potassium chloride Potassium ...

.Synnyr Routes
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Geography

The Synnyr stretches from SW to NE for roughly between the

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and the

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, west of the northwestern end of the

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, with the Patom Highlands to the north. It is limited by the valleys of the Chaya and

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rivers. The Chuya, Kholodnaya, Tyya and Olokit have their sources in the range.Северо-Байкальское нагорье
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. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.(in Russian) The heights of the range summits decrease from in the southwest to in the northeast. The highest peak is high

Inyaptuk Golets Inyaptuk Golets (russian: link=no, Иняптук Голец) is a peak in the North Baikal Highlands. Administratively it is part of Buryatia, Russian Federation. Geography This high mountain is the highest point of the North Baikal Highlands ...

, a ‘’golets’’-type of mountain with a bald peak.Outdoors - Synnyr
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Flora

The lower slopes of the range are mainly covered by larch

taiga Taiga (; rus, тайга́, p=tɐjˈɡa; relates to Mongolic and Turkic languages), generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruce ...

, with mountain tundra and bare rocky summits ''(golets)'' at higher elevations.

References

Mountain ranges of Russia Mountains of Irkutsk Oblast Mountains of Buryatia South Siberian Mountains {{IrkutskOblast-geo-stub pl:Synnyr ru:Сынныр

Geography

Flora

See also

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